Juxtapositions

This is something I wanted to discuss a few days ago but it, unfortunately, got pushed to the back burner.  Why is it we always think our own intentions are the purest?  Or is this a problem that only lies with me?  Either way, Relient K comes to the rescue again...but only serves to make me think even more.

"The Rest Is Up To You"

"I was just about to quote Mark Twain
When I realized that it's all in vain.
A twist of fate, a twisted look of pain.
To defeat the wheat go against the grain.

I know, I know, I know, I know

I know what you've been through
But there's only so much one can do.
Now the rest is up to you
The rest is up to you.....

Your mentor's become your tormentor
Give him the money but is it for rent or,
Will you get burnt for the countless time
Your head starts to hurt, you just close your eyes.

I know, I know, I know, I know

I know what he did to you
But there's only so much one can do
Now the rest is up to you
The rest is up to you.....

This speech is merely words
It's even worse because it rhymes
Give me a minute or your time
Give me a minute of your time

And I can't make this click
And I can't tattoo your mind
But you know this ain't no trick
Take it or leave it all behind..

The rest is up to you
The rest is up to you
The rest is up to you...."

And then another song...

"Over It"

I'll admit to who I am
The day I come to understand
I haven't got a clue
Been searching for a few years now

Well if I don't repeat myself
Then I'll change into someone else
Well I don't quite know who
Been searching for a few years now

I'm over it
Yeah behind me now
I'm just over it
Over it
Yeah I'm finding out
I'm just over it
No I don't know what's over just yet
But I won't go slow and time can let the mind forget
Don't tell me you don't know
Already
(Don't tell me you let go
Already)
I'll protect your universe
Or make a mess to make it worse
Time will only tell
You and no one else so
I'm over it...
You say you made up your mind and you've finally decided
But those that helped you choose
Haven't the slightest clue as to the magnitude of what you're about to lose
I'm guarded and therefore I can endure
A little bit more
Just a little bit more
Than some people would
If I'm not misunderstood
It's still an attempt to be egoless while self-assured
If I'm still unsure that I'm pretty sure
That I am pretty good
God you know I'm good and
I'm over it...

Some of these lyrics hit me a little bit more than others.  They are highlighted.  But it comes back to what I was saying at the beginning of the post...we always think that we're right, don't we?  Our own thoughts make so much more sense than anything anyone could ever say to us.  And it's so often that we're misunderstood, even if we try to explain ourselves.  It definitely doesn't always work.  And that's when the trust comes in...if we can't trust someone - let the rest be up to them - then we're only adrift in our own feelings.  This is a hard lesson that is being forced down my throat.  And, as Relient K always so eloquently puts it, "I So Hate Consequences."